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Using a mobile phone while driving is extremely dangerous, and it is entirely preventable.
A smartphone or a mobile phone, in general, is not something you need for driving, and it is not necessary for living. While some people appear to be addicted to smartphone use, it can be paused while you get behind the wheel. Unfortunately, because of a growing number of individuals that just can’t help themselves, everyone will have to endure additional restrictions.
The latest proposition comes from the United Kingdom, a place that seems to have gone on a strange path recently. Just think of Brexit, something that looked like a proposition that would never happen. With all their problems, the Brits also have distracted driving on their hands, and nobody appears to have a proper solution.
The latest idea, which will be discussed during an informal meeting scheduled for next year, will see the meeting of representatives of the UK Government with mobile phone executives to explore the possibilities of implementing the driver’s equivalent of the “Airplane Mode” on the handset.
The idea behind this proposition is to stop the driver’s phone from becoming a distraction while the vehicle is in motion, The Guardian notes. Most likely, it will involve blocking social media, stopping calls, and preventing the introduction of text. In short, a driver’s phone will be as useful as a brick, but one that can provide directions.
California has banned all use of a cell phone at the wheel starting January ’17, but this proposition tasks mobile phone manufacturers and distributors to develop a way to make people block their phones while driving. Applying this to automakers would not help the matter very soon, because existing vehicles could not be converted or retrofitted without huge costs.
Instead, a proposition targets the development of software that would offer a “driving mode” for every mobile phone. That mode would operate in a similar manner to “Airplane Mode,” but with potentially new restrictions (you can do many things in Airplane mode). The tricky part is figuring out how does the device determine when a person is the driver of the vehicle, and not a passenger.
The latest proposition comes from the United Kingdom, a place that seems to have gone on a strange path recently. Just think of Brexit, something that looked like a proposition that would never happen. With all their problems, the Brits also have distracted driving on their hands, and nobody appears to have a proper solution.
The latest idea, which will be discussed during an informal meeting scheduled for next year, will see the meeting of representatives of the UK Government with mobile phone executives to explore the possibilities of implementing the driver’s equivalent of the “Airplane Mode” on the handset.
The idea behind this proposition is to stop the driver’s phone from becoming a distraction while the vehicle is in motion, The Guardian notes. Most likely, it will involve blocking social media, stopping calls, and preventing the introduction of text. In short, a driver’s phone will be as useful as a brick, but one that can provide directions.
California has banned all use of a cell phone at the wheel starting January ’17, but this proposition tasks mobile phone manufacturers and distributors to develop a way to make people block their phones while driving. Applying this to automakers would not help the matter very soon, because existing vehicles could not be converted or retrofitted without huge costs.
Instead, a proposition targets the development of software that would offer a “driving mode” for every mobile phone. That mode would operate in a similar manner to “Airplane Mode,” but with potentially new restrictions (you can do many things in Airplane mode). The tricky part is figuring out how does the device determine when a person is the driver of the vehicle, and not a passenger.
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